Starting problem = Stupid battery cable design
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Starting problem = Stupid battery cable design
I had tried to post about this before but don't know what happened. Please excuse if this is a duplicate post.
My 99' had very intermittent starting problems and to make a long story short, I wound up replacing everything except the neutral switch in the transaxle. Before doing that I had a hunch that I may have a grounding problem so I jury rigged a ground to the engine. Problem disappeared.
Now to find the cause, I unhooked the battery cables and the negative cable fell out in my hand. The clown designers at Nissan had put a compression fitting about a foot or so from the cable end on the negative cable (Why? - Who knows) and it had worked itself loose over the years.
So if you are having starting problems, the negative cable may be the first thing to look at.
My 99' had very intermittent starting problems and to make a long story short, I wound up replacing everything except the neutral switch in the transaxle. Before doing that I had a hunch that I may have a grounding problem so I jury rigged a ground to the engine. Problem disappeared.
Now to find the cause, I unhooked the battery cables and the negative cable fell out in my hand. The clown designers at Nissan had put a compression fitting about a foot or so from the cable end on the negative cable (Why? - Who knows) and it had worked itself loose over the years.
So if you are having starting problems, the negative cable may be the first thing to look at.
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#6
Thanks for jogging my memory.
#8
Lets not get carried away here. I invite you to search the TSBs for the 4th gen. There are very few cars that have "very few design flaws".
#11
Agreed. This cable is not OEM but if you want to ewplace, use the 00-01 cable. It has an extra grounding point.
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